Shashi Kapoor to get Dada Saheb Phalke Award

Veteran actor Shashi kapoor will receive the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2014. The actor who just turned 77, known for his performances in films like 'Namak Halaal', 'Jab Jab Phool Khile', 'Deewar' and 'Kabhi Kabhie'. Earlier, Shashi Kapoor won the National Award thrice and received the Padma Bhushan in 2011. He has got the National Award for best actor for the film New Delhi Times in 1986, National Film Award– Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) for Muhafiz (1993) and the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi (as Producer) for Junoon in 1979.